tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892083748555571767.post2991608680802992820..comments2023-12-23T19:32:16.381-07:00Comments on The Goat's Lunch Pail: Monsanto Knows BestLeah J. Utashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08497599109798015888noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892083748555571767.post-55823445585855622332008-05-29T14:32:00.000-06:002008-05-29T14:32:00.000-06:00Hello Thomma Lyn. It's all about profit irrespecti...Hello Thomma Lyn. It's all about profit irrespective of who or what it hurts.<BR/><BR/>I don't understand why we are so willing to enter serfdom. I guess we just don't realize what's happening.Leah J. Utashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497599109798015888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892083748555571767.post-43752994550208262132008-05-29T14:25:00.000-06:002008-05-29T14:25:00.000-06:00Excellent post, Leah, and hubby and I talk about t...Excellent post, Leah, and hubby and I talk about this regularly -- how more and more, the multinationals do whatever low and dirty things they can to enforce people's dependence on them and to discourage self-reliance. <BR/><BR/>Your comparison of the multinational corporations to feudal lords / kings is appropriate, because the whole setup smells to me much like neo-feudalism.Thomma Lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12490964079393282131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892083748555571767.post-64166030547339156912008-05-29T11:33:00.000-06:002008-05-29T11:33:00.000-06:00Megalomaniac about covers it, Missicat.Hey Reb, th...Megalomaniac about covers it, Missicat.<BR/><BR/>Hey Reb, thanks for the wiki link.Leah J. Utashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497599109798015888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892083748555571767.post-3071234209529241122008-05-29T10:32:00.000-06:002008-05-29T10:32:00.000-06:00here's the wiki link, it seems there are a few aro...here's the wiki link, it seems there are a few around.<BR/><BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SeedbankRebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05318594769530526005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892083748555571767.post-2450491661610308702008-05-29T10:29:00.000-06:002008-05-29T10:29:00.000-06:00I remember reading about the SK farmer and thinkin...I remember reading about the SK farmer and thinking at the time that it was crazy!<BR/><BR/>The Seed Bank is in Norway or Iceland I believe and each country has it's own vault if I remember correctly.Rebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05318594769530526005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892083748555571767.post-73802897600789789562008-05-29T08:27:00.000-06:002008-05-29T08:27:00.000-06:00There are a lot of articles on the 'net about savi...There are a lot of articles on the 'net about saving seeds to preserve diversity, but there was one in particular that I read but cannot remember all of it.<BR/>This sounds like a bad movie where some megalomaniac tries to rule the world by controlling the food supply. *shudder*Missicathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03547671118679036352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892083748555571767.post-65522641323979080662008-05-29T07:05:00.000-06:002008-05-29T07:05:00.000-06:00dfBag Lady, that would be frightening. I suspect i...dfBag Lady, that would be frightening. I suspect it is happening already.<BR/>We're being fed a line about how this is a good use of technology. It's not. It's a hostage-taking.Leah J. Utashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497599109798015888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892083748555571767.post-467270745699830402008-05-29T06:55:00.000-06:002008-05-29T06:55:00.000-06:00dfLeah - great post! I remember the case of the Sa...dfLeah - great post! I remember the case of the Sask. farmer. Monsanto wants to rule the world. There have been other cases, too, apparently, but they didn't get as much press coverage.<BR/>The best way to prevent this is for all of us to save our seeds.<BR/>I have heard talk that some companies are working on producing plants with sterile seeds so you HAVE to buy them every year. That is very frightening.the Bag Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17434610508260994331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892083748555571767.post-86878165890171243222008-05-29T06:39:00.000-06:002008-05-29T06:39:00.000-06:00Hello Missicat,I have heard about the seed storage...Hello Missicat,I have heard about the seed storage. Can't think of where it is right now. What galls me is Monsanto claims it's doing this to help feed the world.<BR/><BR/>Hello Crabby, I think the lack of outrage comes from the lack of awareness on the part of the public coupled with the company's believed line about helping.Leah J. Utashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497599109798015888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892083748555571767.post-24946041742291701372008-05-29T06:11:00.000-06:002008-05-29T06:11:00.000-06:00I am so with you on this issue. I can't believe t...I am so with you on this issue. I can't believe there isn't more outrage over it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892083748555571767.post-61528337518710132502008-05-29T05:13:00.000-06:002008-05-29T05:13:00.000-06:00The whole food crisis in some areas is scary...I r...The whole food crisis in some areas is scary...I read somewhere about where hardy versions of seeds are kept in case of disease -are you familiar with this?Missicathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03547671118679036352noreply@blogger.com